Gone with the Wind
Drama, Romance, War,
1939
Directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
Showgirls
Drama,
1995
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Mprint:
rape and lesbianism,
nude dancers,
public humiliation,
rampant and gratuitous nudity,
sex and nudity,
shrieking with horror,
sexual violence,
cult classic,
ironic enjoyment,
lap dances,
guilty pleasures
Ice Station Zebra
Action, Drama, Thriller,
1968
Directed by John Sturges
Mprint:
defector and spy,
ice storm,
nearly fatal flooding,
nuclear attack submarine,
special effects,
superpower confrontation,
action film,
disaster film,
flat and conventional,
rescue team,
guilty pleasure
Rocky IV
Action, Drama, Sport,
1985
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Mprint:
fierce battle,
cult following,
authentic punch,
once hostile crowd,
popular culture,
seemingly limitless endurance,
street fight,
athletic ability,
smoking a cigarette,
training regimen,
guilty pleasure
Screamers
Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
1996
Directed by Christian Duguay
Mprint:
human behaviour,
visual effects,
enemy commander,
wasteland by a prolonged war,
posttraumatic stress,
disorienting scream,
wounded soldier,
ruined planet,
imagination and intelligence,
tedious predictability,
guilty pleasures
Kickboxer 2
Action, Drama,
1991
Directed by Albert Pyun
Radioactive Dreams
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi,
1985
Directed by Albert Pyun
Mprint:
biker gang,
nuclear missile,
mutants and cannibals,
dance club,
gang warfare,
fictional detective,
beautiful woman,
entrance of the cave,
nuclear war,
sullen angst,
guilty pleasures
Pulp Fiction
Crime, Drama,
1994
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Mprint:
boss and gangster,
homophobes and thugs,
gang lord,
old-time noir passions,
depth and wit,
shock and hilarity,
independent cinema,
pop icons,
imitative and innovative,
parallel pulp tradition,
succulent guilty pleasure
Beloved
Drama, Mystery,
1998
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Twisted
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
2004
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Galaxy of Terror
Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi,
1981
Directed by Bruce D. Clark